Late season boating

[mistaredone]

This is the latest i've kept my boat out and was wondering if I should be doing anything to protect my engine while stored with the temps dipping around the freezing mark? My boat is in a garage soim hopping its not getting bellow zero. Also what to do if im pulling the boat out after a days fishing and the temps are sub zero?

 

Thanks

 

Steve

[OrangePeal]

This can be the best fishing of the year, so welcome to the cool water!

Is your engine an outboard or I/O?

 

Safe Fishing First,

Jack

[Guest gbfisher]

Just make sure you tilt the engine down and drain it after you pull it out. No biggy keeping it in after it starts to get cold.

As long as your seal is good in your lower unit you won't have any issues. If by chance your seal is compromised and there is water in your crank case there can by problems with it freezing and your crank case cracking.

Have a look in your crank case at the drain and make sure the oil is clear and not milky looking. Only takes a second to look.

 

 

Enjoy.

[mistaredone]

its a 2 stroke oil injected outboard

 

This can be the best fishing of the year, so welcome to the cool water!

Is your engine an outboard or I/O?

 

Safe Fishing First,

Jack

[ld17]

ya just keep the motor in the down position to drain water. Put a thermometer by the motor and see how cold your garage is getting. You could always run a small heater in the area to keep in warm. But I don't think you have to.

[Muskieman]

I run my boat/ outboard 30 Evinrude 'til the water around the launch starts to Ice up.. I usually put it away in the first week of December... in the meantime my foot is in the down position to keep her drained and voila... I'm good to go 'til the next time..

Temps up here have been dropping to -5 this past week and no problems to be had .. Just great fishing... I'm heading out on Saturday -1* for some Muskies ... I have a few days off next week

and will be doing the same until freeze up.

 

Don't miss out on the late fall opportunity.

 

Randy

[OrangePeal]

Like the other guys said........tilt it in the down position.

After it seems like all the water has drained, just turn it over once.

This will release any water that might be trapped on the impeller.

We are off to Quinte on Nov18 and will go thru this process.

 

Safe Fishing First,

Jack

[irishfield]

Do you have livewells or power washer pumps/hoses?? I winterize mine and cap the inlets before the late fall Musky season...

[Muskieman]

Wayne...

Have you ever had a livewell or bilge system freeze and crack?

 

Just wondering....do you use R.V Antifreeze?

 

Never happened to me yet .. but after winterizing my camper for the first time , I got to thinking of it.

 

Randy

[irishfield]

It would have happened in my Glaston Randy... as the way that livewell was set up a good 3/4" of water stayed in the tank that couldn't drain. I won't take the chance with my Lund with 16 feet of hose to the front livewell and especially the power washer. There is no way it can drain on it's own!

 

I posted how I winterized a few years back (and capped to allow boat use to continue to freeze up) and some said it was nonsense so others thought so too..... and then fishnsled found out he should have heeded my advise, as his boat almost sank first trip out in the spring thanks to a cracked off livewell pump fitting.

 

.. and yes, it's a simple as a 1" hose and a funnel attached to your inlets. Turn on the pump and cycle the RV antifreeze through.

Edited November 4, 2010 by irishfield

[Muskieman]

Thanks Irish!!!

 

I'll run the pink stuff though it just in case ...I'd hate to have to spend $$ ++ money on the tub in the spring when it could have been prevented with a gallon of 6$ R.V antifreeze.

 

Randy

[irishfield]

Here's my original post Randy..

 

http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12271&st=0&p=125046&hl=livewell&fromsearch=1entry125046

[Muskieman]

Here's my original post Randy..

 

http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12271&st=0&p=125046&hl=livewell&fromsearch=1entry125046

 

 

Thanks Man!

 

 

Randy

[Musky or Specks]

Two more weekends and last shot at a fifty up at Restoule/Stormy/Clear. Love late fall fishing